Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-03-04
EUROPE'S EARTHQUAKE.
MORE THAN 1000 PERSONS KILLED.

NlNHE IihN AfVOk NhNNNN
MOUNTAIN VILLAGES TOPPLED IN
TO vALLEYs-THE PANIC AT
NICE-.VISITORs CAMPING OUT
GAMBLING SUSPENDED AT MONTE
CARLO-A SHOCK AT MENTONE.
TBy Gable to the Baltimore Americana
ROME, February 24.-Details
have been received this morning Of
the results of the earthquakes yes
terday, showing that the effects
we're far more serious than was
thought. The loss of life anu de-
struction OF property is learned to
have been terrible. The most
startling news comes from the Ge-
nOese Riviera. Over fifteen hun
dred people were killed in that
district. At the village Of Bajar-
do, situated at the top Of hill, a
number of the inhabitants took ref
uge IN church when the shocks
were first felt. \ subsequent and
greater shock demolished the
church, and 800 of the people who
were in it were killed. The de-
struc,ion of property in the Sec
tons Of Italy visited by the earth
Quakes was immense and wide
spread. Reports of disaster con-
tinue to arrive. The total number
of deaths reported up to the pres
ent time is about two thousand.
Shocks were felt at Parma, Turin
and Cosenza. Undulations of the
earth were noticed at Catania, IN
/ Sicily, at the foot of Mont Etna.
The director of the Turin ObServa.
tory telegraphs that the seismic in
struro ents are now quiescent, and
that no further disturbance is fear
cd.
The earthquake was strongly felt
out at sea. on Genoa it woke
sailors from their sleep. At Turin
a portion OF the ceiling of Santa
Teresa Church fell upon the wor.
shippers, but none was killed. In
many streets traffic was stopped, as
houses we're rendered liable to fall.
At CastellarO a church collapsed,
killing many persons.
The transport Rome has left Ge-
noa to take on board five hundred
prisoners confined IN the Onegha
prison, which Is expected to col.
lapse. Parties of soldiers have
been sent 10 the villages visited by
the earthquake to assist in burying
the dead. King Humbert desired
to proceed to Genoa, but was dis.
suaded therefrom. The Ttalian
Soothsayer," an almanac, predict.
ed earthquake shocks between the
18th and 23d of February.
1t is reported that at Bussana,
village of eight hundred inhabit-
ants, successive shocks levelcd
nearly every house. One-third of
the people are SAID to be buried in
the ruins, and there is no hope OF
rescuing them. Not one of the one
hundred and six cOmmunes in the
populous province of Porto Mau-
rizio escaped injury. The villages
built on terraces on the sides OF
hills are almostall destroyed. The
distress is great everywhere. The
nights are very cold.
NICE, February 2l.-SOme wells
in this section dried up, while 9th
ers increased in volume. \ jet of
hot water burst from the bed Of the
PailOn river.
At Metone go houses were rem.
dered uninhabitable. Several fires
occurred, but were speedily extln-
guished. Military guards are on
duty to prevent piIlaging of the
wrecked houses. The field tele
graph is now working in many
places. \ bread famine is expect.
ed, owing to the destruction of the
ovens of the bakeries.
Miss Chapelez, an American, was
buried alive in the ruins Of the
Villa Natal, but was rescued I'M.
hurt. The total number of injured
here is %. There have been Oc.
casional tremOrs during the day,
which caused acute suspense while
they lasted. Baron Rothschild,
who was at Monaco, chartered a
Pullman ear for his family.
The excitement caused by the
earthquake IS subsiding. The city
authorities to-day attended the
funeral of the school mistress,
Cheylan, one of the victims.
VIENNA, Feb. 24.--The instru.
ments in the observatory here
showed seismic action yesterday,
which was unperceived by the gen
eral public.
GENEVA, February 2l.-Oscilla-
tlons OF the earth from north to
south were felt throughout Switz.
erIand quite severely. No loss of
life is reported, but much damage
was done to property.
LONDON, February 24.-Further
dispatches concerning the earth
quake IN southern Europe, state